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Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to:
- Read, analyze, and discuss medieval English ballads
- Compare Middle English ballads to pop cultural ballads
- Create an original ballad following the characteristics of the English ballad
The above objectives correspond with the following Alabama Course of Study Objectives:
CCRS 1Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.,
CCRS 2Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.,
CCRS 9By the end of Grade 12, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the end of the Grades 11-College and Career Readiness (CCR) text complexity band independently and proficiently. ,
CCRS 19Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. ,
CCRS 20Write informative or explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content., and
CCRS 27Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.. |
Introduction
The stories of Robin Hood were first told through ballads, a popular form of storytelling divided into four-line stanzas known as quatrains. "Robin Hood and Allen A Dale" is a ballad which has passed through the generations. The author is unknown. In fact, no one even knows when the legend of Robin Hood first began. It is uncertain if Robin Hood was a real person or a combination of several men. Of course he was an outlaw, but he was a good outlaw. He became a hero of the common people, and for some, their only hope against a cruel and unfair King John, who taxed his subjects heavily and unjustly. In this unit, you’ll be introduced to some early English ballads and see that the subjects of their songs are very much like ours.
Introduction